Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown on HBO By Anne Brodie One of the many pleasures of the weighty and entertaining Nobody is witnessing Bob Odenkirk's Hutch emerging from a self-created shell of restraint. He's a family man with no hand with his wife (Connie Nielsen) or son (Gage Munroe) but …
Jimmy Akingbola and Brenda Blethyn Face Off with a Wink and a Nod in Kate & Koji!
Kate & Koji on BritBox Culture and class clash in BritBox' new comedy series Kate & Koji. Brenda Blethyn is Kate, a seaside cafe owner who bonds with a man just as outspoken and hardheaded as she is, Koji, a wealthy and accomplished asylum-seeking doctor who lands in her cafe and stays. …
Who Wrote Shakespeare’s Works? Twin Sisters Tackle the Literary Mystery of the Ages in an Outstanding Doc.
American twins sisters and filmmakers Laura Wilson & Lisa Wilson share many things, including a passion for that literary puzzle to end all literary puzzles, the riddle of who wrote the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare. Their thoroughly researched documentary Last Will. & Testament …
Finally, Nomadland Lands, and Some Other Films and Streaming Opps.
Frances McDormand in Chloe Zhao's Nomadland By Anne Brodie Nomadland on Disney+ is hard to talk about without disturbing its profundities. Since seeing the film last fall, and many times since, I've not looked forward to writing a review. It is a shame to reduce this incredible artistic …
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Dominic Cooke Directs Benedict Cumberbatch in The Courier, an Important Real-Life Spy Thriller.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Dominic Cooke's The Courier, with Merab Ninidze Benedict Cumberbatch appears to be an espionage film fan; he's often played a spy. In Dominic Cooke's fact-based spy thriller The Courier he is Greville Wynne, an English businessman who agrees to undertake secret …